flic-to-mpd.py

#!/usr/bin/python3
import sys

sys.path.append('/home/pi/fliclib-linux-hci/clientlib/python/')

import mpd
import fliclib

from random import choice

flic = fliclib.FlicClient("localhost")
music = mpd.MPDClient()

current_playlist = None

def next_playlist():
    global current_playlist
    playlists = [x['playlist'] for x in music.listplaylists()]
    try:
        index = playlists.index(current_playlist)
        next = index + 1
    except ValueError as e:
        next = 0
    if next > len(playlists):
        next = 0
    current_playlist = playlists[next]

    music.clear()
    music.load(current_playlist)
    music.shuffle()
    music.next()

def on_button_single_or_double_click_or_hold(channel, click_type, was_queued, time_diff):
    #print(click_type)
    if click_type == fliclib.ClickType.ButtonHold:
        #print("Loading playlist")
        music.connect('localhost',6600)
        state = music.status()['state']
        next_playlist()
        if state in ('play'):
            # keep playing
            music.play()            
        music.disconnect()
    elif click_type == fliclib.ClickType.ButtonDoubleClick:
        music.connect('localhost',6600)
        music.next()
        music.disconnect()
    else:
        music.connect('localhost',6600)
        state = music.status()['state']
        if state in ('stop', 'pause'):
            if not music.playlist():
                next_playlist()
            music.play()
        elif state == 'play':
            music.pause()
        music.disconnect()
        
def got_button(bd_addr):
    cc = fliclib.ButtonConnectionChannel(bd_addr)
    cc.on_button_single_or_double_click_or_hold = on_button_single_or_double_click_or_hold
    flic.add_connection_channel(cc)

def got_info(items):
    for bd_addr in items["bd_addr_of_verified_buttons"]:
        got_button(bd_addr)
        
flic.get_info(got_info)
flic.on_new_verified_button = got_button

flic.handle_events()

Misc notes, using raspberry pi 3:

raspi-config # force audio to 3.5mm
vi /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
wget -q -O - https://apt.mopidy.com/mopidy.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
wget -q -O /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mopidy.list https://apt.mopidy.com/jessie.list
apt-get install mopidy python3-pip daemontools-run mpc git
pip3 install python-mpd2
vi /etc/mopidy/mopidy.conf
systemctl enable mopidy
service mopidy restart
# fill /var/lib/mopidy/media
find /var/lib/mopidy/media/*oby -iname "*.mp3" >>/var/lib/mopidy/playlists/moby.m3u
find /var/lib/mopidy/media/zero_7 -iname "*.mp3" >>/var/lib/mopidy/playlists/zero7.m3u
mopidyctl local scan
git clone https://github.com/50ButtonsEach/fliclib-linux-hci
mkdir /home/pi/.flic/
cat <<EOF >/etc/systemd/system/flicd.service
[Unit]
Description=flicd Service
After=bluetooth.service
Requires=bluetooth.service

[Service]
TimeoutStartSec=0
ExecStart=/home/pi/fliclib-linux-hci/bin/armv6l/flicd -f /home/pi/.flic/flic.sqlite3 -s 0.0.0.0 -h hci0 -w
Restart=always
RestartSec=3

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
EOF
service enable flicd
service start flicd
mkdir flicbutton/
curl $GIST >flicbutton/run
update-service --add flicbutton/
svc -u /home/pi/flicbutton